I CAN, the children’s communication charity is giving people the opportunity to ‘own’ a piece of the English language!
So if you are a lover of lingo, or know someone with a passion for pronouns, then this is the thing for you.
Adopt a word a fundraising initiative, so for just £15 you can adopt a word, for yourself or as a gift and the money goes to children with communication difficulties.
How it works
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Go to the website www.adoptaword.com
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Search for your favourite word in our database of words to see if it’s available.
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If it is you can adopt it for a donation of £15 and own the word for a year.
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You can also buy personalized merchandise with your word printed on.
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You receive an official adoption certificate and letter which tells you more about the project and how your money helps.
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Your word and reason are then displayed on the website when other people search for your word.
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Most importantly your £15 goes to help one of the million children in the UK who have a speech and language difficulty.
Collins Language are proud to be the official sponsors and provided the database of 80,000 words.
What word would you chose?
What your £15 could do:
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Help to provide an hour of speech and language therapy.
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Go towards specialist training for a teacher
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Provide two families with a DVD and resource pack giving practical advice
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Help to provide specially designed toys and books for an I CAN nursery
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Where else to find us:
www.twitter.com/adoptaword
www.facebook.com/adoptaword
About I CAN
Being able to speak, use language and communicate with others is one of the basic necessities for happiness and success.
I CAN works to support the development of speech, language and communication skills in all children with a special focus on those who find this hard.